MR4-5A:
Understanding Cultural Themes
Developing Relevant, Contextual Gospel Presentations
This workshop is a basic overview of the definition of cultural themes and their significance to developing a relevant contextual gospel presentation. Examples will be given to demonstrate how themes have arisen from culture and are used to share the gospel within a specific segment or lifestyle group as a result of observation or by using data from the Missional Zipcode resource. A framework for developing a gospel presentation will be included in the presentation.
Workshop Objectives
What you will learn in this workshop
1. You will better understand the general patterns of a culture by identifying reurrent cultural themes.
2. Learn how to identify cultural themes as a foundation for gospel presentation development.
3. Relate the cultural value to key points from scripture regarding creation, cultural mandate, sin, and salvation when developing the gospel presentation.
Workshop Outline
1. Defining Cultural Themes
2. Using Cultural Themes
3. Identifying Cultural Themes
4. Developing a Gospel Presentation